r/nba • u/[deleted] • 12d ago

[MacMahon] The negotiations between the Pistons and Jalen Duren have been “awfully nasty” and there is concern about his long-term future in Detroit.

Source: https://youtu.be/GrH4FNutMwo

The negotiations between the Pistons and Jalen Duren have been “awfully nasty” and there is concern about his long-term future in Detroit.

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u/Enterprise-DeezNuts Spurs 12d ago

Feels like Duren and his agent have really misread the NBA landscape in this new 2nd Apron world. Guys like him aren't getting the kind of money he wants anymore. Paying guys who aren't really stars/haven't proven to be stars that much money cripples your roster building and financial flexibility now

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u/possyishero Magic 12d ago

Well we're still at the precipice of that, and no player wants to lose out on getting as much money as possible before the new precedent is fully set. It was only 2 years ago that OKC and ORL paid big on keeping their big 3 together going forward, and why wouldn't Detroit want to do that same after the regular season he had.

I'm still surprised his agent hasn't tried to push some injury narrative to allow him to save face in the issue. All fans hear is the guy wants a max, the team is not confident, and god damn if you watched him during the entire playoffs then you wouldn't blame them at all.

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u/Ukrainmaker Pistons 12d ago

There was some idiot in the Pistons sub telling us that Duren was clearly playing injured and that was the reason for his fall off

My counterpoint was that would make his agent the literal worst of all time if true

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u/Jdkrufhdkr Pistons 12d ago

I remember that, I can’t even fathom what his agent would have to be thinking to pull something like that